Chapter 755: Taking the mentor to win the Nobel Prize
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Xu Chuan is very clear about the thoughts of Witten and Deligne.
They felt that their contribution to the unified theory of strong electricity was not enough to rank them among the authors.
But in his opinion, this unified theory of strong electricity was originally completed by them together.
Whether it is using EW theory to deduce the three most important parameters of the grand unified node, or further proving that the three microscopic forces are unified under high-quality particle mass, realizing the closed loop of the Standard Model.
Or it is possible to construct the Lagrangian value after unification, and introduce the mass coupling constant and determine the effective mass to set the vacuum expectation value of the magnetic moment anomaly.
It can be said that they are all very important results in the unified theory of strong electricity.
These results helped him save a lot of time and also provided certain inspiration and ideas.
In Xu Chuan's opinion, there is no problem at all with the parallel work, it's just about the size of the contribution.
And he had to consider whether this was a unique opportunity in the life of two of his most influential mentors in academia.
That’s right, it is the last chance to win the Nobel Prize in the rest of your life.
As long as the unified theory of strong electricity is proven to be true, the Nobel Prize in Physics is destined.
For both Witten and Deligne, this is probably the last opportunity in their lives to get the Nobel Prize.
After all, these two professors are already in their seventies or eighties.
For Witten, even if his string theory is proved to be true, the Nobel Prize will not escape.
But confirming string theory is simply not something that can be accomplished in this century or even in the next century.
For Deligne, it is even more difficult to win the Nobel Prize.
After all, he is a pure mathematician and rarely enters other fields.
If you want to win a Nobel Prize through mathematical research, you have to apply mathematics to other subjects such as astrophysics and physics like he did.
After missing this opportunity to develop a unified theory of strong electricity, whether it is Witten or Deligne, the hope of winning a Nobel Prize in this life can only be said to be infinitely slim.
Xu Chuan must consider this for these two old men who have taught him physics and mathematics without reservation in his past life, and for his mentor who gave him his research results on the unification of strong electricity at the most critical moment.
As for the "dirty" things between CERN and the United States, it is not impossible to solve them.
In the office, Xu Chuan thought for a while, then got up and walked towards the administrative office of the president of NTU.
In the building, Tan Shaoyuan, the president of Nanjing University, was handling official business. When he saw Xu Chuan arriving, he quickly stood up with a smile on his face and warmly welcomed him:
"Hey, you're a rare visitor. What kind of wind brings you here?"
Tan Shaoyuan stood up with a smile and walked to the closet, took out a can of tea that he was reluctant to drink, and prepared to make tea.
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "There are two main things. I want to trouble the school."
Tan Shaoyuan smiled and said: "Academician Xu said, as long as we at Nanda can help, it is our duty to do so."
Xu Chuan did not delay and said directly: "The first thing is about the unified theory of strong electricity. We need to hold a report meeting, so I would like to ask the school if it is convenient."
"Convenient! Absolutely convenient! What's so inconvenient about this!"
Before Xu Chuan finished speaking, Tan Shaoyuan quickly replied with a bright smile on his face.
A report meeting on the unified theory of strong electricity. A report meeting of this level will be held in a hurry no matter which school or country it is held in.
Not to mention convenience, even if there are no conditions, conditions must be created. If there is no auditorium, a special one must be built.
If Xu Chuan hadn't been busy these days and hadn't come to Nanda, he would have gone there on his own.
After all, this kind of conference that presents an image to the international community not only enhances the academic influence and honor of universities, but also the political achievements of the school and the entire Jinling City, as well as the entire province and the country.
A conference of this level cannot be held without the world's top scholars producing top results.
Even the various conferences organized by the government, even the higher-level and larger conferences, cannot have more influence in the academic world than it.
Even to a certain extent, the impact of the lecture on the unified theory of strong electricity has exceeded that of the most important biennial International Conference on High Energy Physics in the physics community.
After all, although the International Conference on High Energy Physics is important, it can also be said to be a conference that determines the future development and research direction of theoretical physics.
But no matter what, in front of the biggest crown in the world of theoretical physics, the unified theory of strong electricity, it is still not qualified to see it.
For Nanda, even if Xu Chuan didn't mention it, they would take the initiative to come to the door and rush to handle it. "Then I'll trouble the principal."
Xu Chuan reached out and took the tea handed over by Tan Shaoyuan and said with a smile.
"No trouble, no trouble, what's the trouble? I wish this kind of 'trouble' would happen more times."
Tan Shaoyuan said with a smile, with a happy smile on his face: "Leave the academic seminar to NTU to ensure that there will be no problems."
After a pause, he looked at Xu Chuan with a smile and continued to ask: "What about the second thing? Academician Xu."
Xu Chuan thought for a while and then said: "The second thing is that I want to start an academic journal and want to know if the school has any opinions or suggestions here."
For academia, academic journals are an extremely important part of the entire academic system.
Starting an academic journal is actually very simple, as long as you follow the legal requirements for establishing an academic journal.
Especially for a scholar like him, it is just a matter of words in China. No matter from which aspect, the country will support it 100%.
He would even take the initiative to help him with various preliminary preparations.
However, it is not that easy to become an academic journal and an authoritative journal.
First of all, establishing an academic journal, especially a top-level journal, requires extremely high professionalism, including professional knowledge in editing, publishing, and distribution.
Secondly, starting a journal requires a lot of connections and a lot of effort and time.
For example, when it comes to invitations to review, especially for papers in top journals, generally speaking, only those truly top scholars have the ability to complete the review in a targeted manner.
And this requires connections, accumulation, etc. that are unimaginable to ordinary people.
Especially in China, given the current domestic academic environment, it is even more difficult to find a way to start a journal.
In the "Blue Book on the Development of Chinese Science and Technology Journals (2017)" compiled by the National Association for Science and Technology in 2018, it is clear:
Most of the high-level papers in China's dominant disciplines are published in foreign journals.
Data show that from 2007 to 2016, the number of articles published by domestic institutions in Chinese scientific and technological journals included in SCI only accounted for 9% of the total number of SCI papers published;
To put it simply, out of 100 SCI journal papers, only 9 were published in domestic SCI journals, and the remaining 91 were published in foreign SCI journals.
This is not only because Western countries have monopolized the development of basic sciences for a long time, but also has to do with the domestic academic environment and some policies.
In fact, China was supposed to have top-level journals, or have the ability to run top-level journals.
At the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, when a considerable number of today's doctoral and master's degree supervisors were still postdoctoral fellows and young teachers, the overall quality of good Chinese journals, such as first-level journals, was relatively high.
Because universities had not yet begun to expand enrollment at that time, there were relatively few scientific research personnel, and graduates with a master's degree could still find teaching positions in universities. Publishing many articles was not a necessary requirement for promotion.
At that time, the country's top publications attached great importance to the evaluation of articles, with high standards and principles.
But later, colleges and universities expanded their enrollment, expanded their master's degree enrollment, and expanded their doctoral enrollment. Publishing articles in journals has become a necessary condition for student graduation, teacher promotion, and year-end awards.
Manuscript submission and publication have become a business, and core journals will never have to worry about running out of manuscript sources. The seller's market is eternal.
Under the concepts of human society and deep-rootedness, there is no doubt that journals implement "double standards" for authors and articles.
Manuscripts are invited directly from talented people. Priority will be given to professors and those supported by national funds. Manuscripts from the first master's degree will not be accepted, nor will the manuscripts from lecturers from second universities be accepted.
As a result, after the introduction of the SCI evaluation system, it was widely welcomed by domestic universities and scholars, and also brought strong shock and far-reaching influence to the Chinese scientific community.
This is not just because SCI is in English and looks high-end and international, but because foreign peer review and double-blind review are relatively fairer and more transparent, which is what a person who concentrates on academics needs.
To be honest, most of domestic journals are rotten to the core.
For academia, top journals represent authority, influence, and necessary conditions for graduation, promotion, and awards.
Of course, in the field of basic subjects, Western countries control the mainstream development is also one of the reasons.
Almost most of the top papers are in English by default, which represents the cutting-edge theories and technologies in academia. If you are not comfortable with English, you will definitely fall behind.
Added together for various reasons, the development of domestic academic journals can be said to be a very "bad" thing.
Although the above efforts have been made, it is a pity for the domestic academic community that there is never a top journal.
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